Hanging Out with our Quilting Partners!

August 17, 2023August 30, 2023 rosecards1 Comment

Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

I thought it would be fun to share with you some behind-the-scenes VRD stuff. I know I’ve mentioned our quilting partners before and you can see a list of our partners along the right side of the blog along with links. Today I thought it would be cool to show you some of the projects we’ve been doing with our partners.

Hoffman California Fabrics

We’ve been working with Hoffman for a while now and I’m excited to share a recent Hoffman catalog where you can find some of our Villa Rosa Designs Rose Card patterns featured. Check out Addison and Bee’s Knees on page 18 and Beaded and Cross Stitched on page 21, all in the CongoBay collection by designer McKenna Ryan.

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You can check out our Villa Rosa Designs collection of Hoffman fabrics available on our website HERE.

Here are the links to the featured patterns:

Addison

Bee’s Knees

Beaded

Cross Stitched

And you can visit Hoffman fabrics HERE. Check out the fabrics in the CongoBay collection HERE.

The new Fall catalogs will be coming soon, so stay tuned. Don’t forget to ask for Hoffman Fabrics at your local quilt shop.

FreeSpirit

We’re working on a new and exciting project with FreeSpirit! And I’m thrilled to say it’s available at your local quilt shops right now! Here are the 4 VRD patterns featured with the Tim Holtz Abandoned Spark Pack. This Spark Pack includes a set of 10 fat quarters and you can use any of the 4 VRD patterns with the Spark Pack. How cool is that???

Here’s the vido showing the quilts and talking about Spark Packs.

You can get all 4 quilt patterns for $7.50 HERE and can shop our VRD Tim Holtz fabrics HERE.

You can visit FreeSpirit Fabrics HERE and get to know Tim Holtz and his collections HERE.

Keepsake Quilting

We’ve been working with Keepsake Quilting, to pair their fabric collections with our Rose Card patterns to make great kits. You can check out their current catalog to see our Fernanda pattern paired with the Hocus Pocus collection to create an awesome Halloween quilt kit on page 11.

You can find the Hocus Pocus Fernanda kit HERE.

There are many other VRD Rose cards available at Keepsake Quilting, so make sure you check out their current offerings HERE.

You can find our Rose Card pattern Fernanda HERE.

Blank Quilting

Recently, we’ve been pairing some of the new Blank Quilting fabric collections with our Rose Card patterns. What a lot of fun it is working closely with fabric companies to use our patterns to make their fabrics shine. Or maybe it’s using their new fabric collections to make our patterns shine? I think it’s a little of each. LOL! Anyway you look at it, it’s a win-win for everyone!

Check out these awesome quilts featuring fabric collections from Blank Quilting.

Al a Carte in Modern Abstraction

Splendor in Modern Abstraction

You can check out Blank Quilting’s Modern Abstraction fabrics HERE.

Bedazzled in Whimsy Daisical 2

Mountains in Whimsy Daisical 2

You can check out Blank Quilting’s Whimsy Daisical 2 fabrics HERE or visit the Blank Quilting website for more info HERE.

Studio E

Studio E is a fairly new quilting partner and we’re really glad to be working together! Like with Blank Quilting, we’ve been pairing some of our patterns with their new collections. Check out these awesome quilts!

Foxfire in Squeeze the Day

Check out Squeeze the Day HERE.

Eazy Piezy in Pollen Nation

Gingersnap in Pollen Nation

Check out the Pollen Nation fabrics HERE.

You can check out all the great Studio E fabrics HERE.

Benartex

We’ve been working with Benartex this year and it’s been really fun matching up our patterns to their fabrics. Here are some of our collaborative designs:

Grand Prize in A Heart Led Life

Waverly in A Heart Led Life

2M in Bali Tropical Retreat

Geneva in Bali Tropical Retreat

Dulcie in Bali Tropical Cove

Folklore in Bali Tropical Cove

Biscotti in Barnyard Rules

Candy Land in Barnyard Rules

Fish and Chips in Barnyard Rules

Planters in Barnyard Rules

Gingersnap in Begins with Mum

Magic Show in Begins with Mum

Gingersnap in Cherry Hill

Discovery in Chillin’ and Grillin’

Pumpkin Pie in Chillin’ and Grillin’

Baby Goose in Cottontail Farms

Busy Bee in Cottontail Farms

Cherish in Enjoy the Ride

Cool Water in Enjoy the Ride

Foxfire in Enjoy the Ride

Kaleidoscope in Enjoy the Ride

Hartford in Gilded Feathers

Snow Ruby in Gilded Feathers

Lollipop in Happy Heart

Painted Moon in Happy Heart

Liberty Bell in Live, Love, Camp

Ahoy in Live, Love, Camp

Bear Hugs in Love You Fur-Ever

Kit and Caboodle in Love You Fur-Ever

Biscotti in Love Ewe More

Eazy Piezy in Love Ewe More

Grand Prize in Parrot Habitat

San Julian in Rooville

White Cloud in Rooville

Alassio in Sail Away

Fernanda in Sail Away

Ripple Runner in Sail Away

Estrella in Shangri-La

Honor in Shangri-La

Carnival Glass in Simply Blessed

Daybreak in Simply Blessed

Discovery in Simply Blessed

Playdate in Simply Blessed

Double Delight in Transparency

Lattice in True Romance

Beatrice in Venetian Marble

Cidermill in Venetian Marble

Addison in Whispering Lilies

You can visit Benartex HERE.

And please don’t forget to ask for these wonderful fabrics at your local quilt shop as well as our Villa Rosa Designs Rose Cards. Support your local quilt shops! If you don’t ask, you local shop owner doesn’t know, so ask away!

Just keep quilting!

Until next week —

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.

Always,

Tricia

Quilting Partners · Rose Cards · villa rosa designs

NEW March 2023 Villa Rosa Designs Rose Card Patterns and Charley Harper Fabrics

March 9, 2023March 8, 2023 rosecards1 Comment

Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

The sun is shining right now, melting the unexpected snow we got overnight, but at least it was only a couple inches and it should be gone tomorrow. Here in PA, we’ve had a relatively mild winter so far this year, but in California, where the Villa Rosa Designs quilt shop is located and where owner/Rose Queen, Pat, lives, there has been loads of snow and rain!

BRRRRRR!

The VRD shop was closed for more than a week! No electricity — no Internet! One of the shop workers couldn’t even get into her own home! It’s been that bad, really! Maybe you’ve been affected by all the bad weather out there, too.

Fabric orders are backed up, so please be patient as everything gets up and running again at the VRD shop and everyone is working as quickly as they can to get your orders put together. Thanks for your understanding.

NEW VRD March 2023 Rose Cards

On a happy note, it’s my favorite Thursday of the month — you know the one following the first Friday when the new VRD cards are released. Yay!

Drum roll, please!

Wow! Lot’s of fun, huh? You can order the set of 5 March Rose Cards HERE. (Psst — cards are not shipped from the shop in CA, so Rose Card orders are not affected by the storms on the West Coast).

And here is March’s new table runner pattern, Lucky!

I featured the Luck of the Gnomes fabric collection from Benartex, one of our newest Quilting Partners, in this runner. You can take a look at the whole collection HERE .

Check with your local shops as it should already be available.

By the way, you can get the Lucky pattern HERE.

Grab your March patterns if you don’t have them yet and get quilting — what are you waiting for???

Maybe you need some new fabric inspiration? Hmmmmm……???

Charley Harper Fabrics

Pat mentioned to me the other day when we were discussing QuiltCon, that the Charley Harper fabrics had been received well. And I was like — what are Charley Harper fabrics??!!?? I do so dislike not knowing something so I immediately went to the shop website, www.villarosadesigns.com, to see what “Charley Harper” was. And — WOW — did I get excited by what I saw.

Here are some of my favorites:

Aren’t they wonderful? Edgy and mid century modern? Rich saturated colors? Simple yet complex at the same time???

After perusing the Charley Harper fabrics available at VRD, I just had to look up some more information. Who or what was Charley Harper?

I discovered that the Charley Harper Art Studio has a website: www.charleyharperartstudio.com. So I checked it out.

Charley Harper was born in West Virginia where he grew up on a farm. He attended the Cincinnati Art Academy and even taught there for years. He was considered a “modernist wildlife artist” and he died in 2007.

Photo from http://www.charleyharperartstudio.com

I asked myself how I had never heard of Charley Harper. I did not take any art classes in college or grad school, but I find it sad I never stumbled upon this amazing artist.

How fortunate for us that Birch Fabrics has brought Charley Harper’s incredible artwork to the quilting community.

Don’t forget to check out the Charley Harper fabrics available at Villa Rosa Designs HERE! Stock up now on these amazingly beautiful designs because they are sure to go fast. Just sayin’…….

Well, that’s it for me this week!

Take care and I’ll see you next Thursday!

Until then —

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.

Always,

Tricia @ VRD

Blog Hop 2023 · Rose Cards · villa rosa designs

Villa Rosa Designs Fast & Fun Blog Hop Comes to an End

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 rosecards167 Comments

Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

I can’t believe that a week has passed since we began our very first VRD Blog Hop. It’s been SEW MUCH FUN, hasn’t it?

Our participating bloggers have shared their VRD quilts, tips and tricks, and inspiration by the boatload — just what we all needed in the middle of January to help us jump start a new fun project! You can visit Villa Rosa Designs HERE to see our catalog of over 500 Rose Card patterns for even more inspiration.

Here’s the special VRD Rose Card collection used for this very Fast & Fun Blog Hop:

Get your own set before they’re gone HERE.

An enormous HUG goes out to our amazing bloggers for participating in the Blog Hop and showing us their own spin for the VRD Rose Card patterns above. Thank you, Bloggers, for taking the time to be part of the Blog Hop!

From Bolt to Beauty
Kathleen McMusing
Jaftex Companies

Pieceful Thoughts
Little Penguin Quilts

Quilt with a View
MMM Quilts

Cheryl’s Teapots 2 Quilting
Devoted Quilter
Quilts of Valor Foundation

Needle and Foot
Am I Shouting Yet?
Electric Quilt

The Crafty Quilter
Jo’s Country Junction
Keepsake Quilting
Stitchin At Home

And of course, did I mention all the prizes up for grabs??? See below for MORE PRIZES!

We couldn’t have done this Blog Hop without the support of our very generous sponsors —

01/19/23 Thursday	Villa Rosa Quilts — Today, where it all begins
01/20/23 Friday	From Bolt to Beauty Kathleen McMusing Jaftex Companies
01/21/23 Saturday	Pieceful Thoughts Little Penguin Quilts
01/22/23 Sunday	Quilt with a View mmmquilts
01/23/23 Monday	Cheryl’s Teapots 2 Quilting Devoted Quilter Quilts of Valor Foundation
01/24/23 Tuesday	Needle and Foot Am I Shouting Yet? Electric Quilt
01/25/23 Wednesday	The Crafty Quilter Jo’s Country Junction Keepsake Quilting Stitchin At Home
01/26/23 Thursday	Villa Rosa Quilts — Blog Hop Wrap Up

Hello Quilty Friends!

Hoffman California Fabrics

FreeSpirit

Keepsake Quilting

Blank Quilting

Studio E

Benartex

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.

Hello Quilty Friends!

NEW VRD March 2023 Rose Cards

Charley Harper Fabrics

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.

Hello Quilty Friends!

One Last VRD Fast & Fun Blog Hop Giveaway

Here’s how to win one of these finished quilts:

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.

Hello Quilty Friends!

What is Villa Rosa Designs?

Let’s HOP!

Did I Mention Blog Hop PRIZES and GIVEAWAYS???

Now for the Blog Hop Prizes — YAY!

Villa Rosa Designs Thursday January 19th Giveaway

Here’s how to win one of these quilts:

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.

Hello Quilty Friends!

UPDATE: Villa Rosa Designs Fast & Fun Blog Hop January 19-26

We are incredibly fortunate to have the COOLEST bloggers out there in the blogosphere, participating in our blog hop! You can check out their blogs below:

Prizes for giveaways are coming in daily. Here’s sneak peak!

Here are some of the other prizes that will be given away:

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.